The American Harp Society Foundation has announced details for the 2020 Anne Adams Awards, taking place May 19–20, and the 2020 Grandjany Memorial Competition, scheduled for May 21. The competitions will be held at Roosevelt University's Chicago College for Performing...
What harp resolutions did you set for the new decade? How do you stay focused on your goals and find inspiration throughout the year? If surrounding yourself by talented musicians and soaking in quality music is part of your plan, then this is the post for you! Take a...
Sarah Bullen will join the faculty of the DePaul University School of Music to begin a new harp performance degree program for both undergraduate and graduate studies in the 2020–2021 academic year. "I am very excited and honored to start a new harp department at the...
The International Harp Contest in Israel hosted a 60th anniversary gala on Dec. 12 in Tel Aviv. Sunita Staneslow was in the audience to give us a full report. —by Sunita Staneslow It was a gorgeous concert with stunning performances. The gala concert celebrating the...
Looking for some new musical inspiration? The three albums recently released by Park Stickney, Angela Schwarzkopf, and Gwen Màiri have fresh offerings: a new spin on old holiday favorites, some new works by contemporary Canadian composers, and a blending of the old...
Amy Nam has been selected as the 2020 Costello Competition winner. The seventh competition organized by the Lyra Society, Nam was awarded $1000 to write a new chamber piece featuring the harp, which will receive a premiere in Curtis Field Concert Hall. The...
Yolanda Kondonassis is nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award in the "Best Classical Instrumental Solo" category. Composed by Jennifer Higdon, the harp concerto was recorded with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) under conductor Ward Stare and released as part of...
Following auditions that took place in October and November, Marguerite Lynn Williams has been named principal harpist with the Minnesota Orchestra. "I am extremely excited to be joining the Minnesota Orchestra and Music Director Osmo Vanska in September 2020,"...
Yolanda Kondonassis has released her fourth book, A Composer's Guide to Writing Well for the Modern Harp. Published by Carl Fisher Music, it is billed as "a comprehensive guide and conversational text on composing idiomatically for the harp." With 22 chapters, the...
Ruth Wickersham Papalia died peacefully on Oct. 8, at Aster Retirement Community Home in Cottage Grove, Wisc. She lived for six years with Parkinson’s disease without complaint. Whether we were playing trios together, working together in our administrative roles for...
